Chapter 2257 — Startled
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And this area being free of danger—that was the real danger! The two of them had most likely already stepped into the territory of another tribe of spirit beasts, and only for that reason could this place be so safe, with no fierce beasts prowling about.
Wei Zhao decided to rest a while first, let Sun Jingyan eat something, and take the chance to observe the road conditions himself...
Meanwhile, over at the Tagan family, Old Six had already made his way smoothly up to the upper range of the mountains. Following the soul aura of Old Thirteen, he tracked his way over—and when he saw the great hall, now damaged beyond all recognition, he could not help but draw a sharp breath of cold air!
He knew exactly what this great hall had looked like in the beginning. True, back when they had besieged this sect, the hall had already been damaged, but never to such a severe degree. And judging by the traces of flying sand, scattered stones, and debris on the ground, they had all been freshly formed—meaning a great battle must have taken place here not long ago, and this hall had been reduced entirely in the course of that battle!
Old Six's heart tightened at once. What caliber of expert could have caused destruction like this? At the very least, a showdown between experts at the peak of the late Heaven Rank—Old Thirteen could never have caused such immense damage; his strength was nowhere near enough to wreck it!
Could it be that a peak late Heaven Rank expert had joined the fight? Old Six's heart clenched, and he suddenly thought of that old madman who had escaped back then. Word had it that he had shown up in the upper range of the mountains a few times since, but Old Thirteen and he had kept to their own sides of the river, never crossing blades. Their master's opinion at the time had been to leave him be for the moment—perhaps clues to some great treasure could be found on him...
Could that old madman have entered the battle? Old Six's brows knitted tight. Had he known this would happen, he would rather have brought more men and put the old madman down for good, rather than let Old Thirteen lose his life!
Old Thirteen might have been Old Six's own younger brother, but within the sect, the bond between fellow disciples was much the same as between blood brothers. So with Old Thirteen dead, he and Old Twelve felt much the same—only a little more grief-stricken.
After observing his surroundings for a long while, Old Six detected not the slightest fluctuation of true qi. Once he was sure there should be no experts lying in ambush nearby, he strode quickly up to the great hall.
Up on the hall platform, the first thing to meet his eyes was a gigantic crater of the highest order! That crater drew another sigh from Old Six! Was this the handiwork of a peak late Heaven Rank expert? Even he himself probably could not manage it, could he? He supposed only their eldest senior brother, second senior brother, and their master—those three alone—could unleash a move of such might.
The scene before him filled Old Six with a chill of dread. Previously, he had thought himself a peak late Heaven Rank expert, more than capable of handling matters here; relying on martial techniques and strength greater than others of the same rank, he had believed himself equal to the task!
But now he felt the situation had surpassed his imagination. It was getting thorny! Among experts of the same peak late Heaven Rank, strength still varied—some drew infinitely close to the plane of the Heavenly Dao, while others had only just stepped into it!
Moreover, everything depended heavily on each person's innate aptitude, the cultivation methods and oral formulas they practiced, their martial techniques, and their weapons. Old Six might be a peak late Heaven Rank expert, but among the sect's disciples he could only rank sixth—the five peak late Heaven Rank experts ahead of him were all stronger than he was!